Sijira Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Sijira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 19 | 1:2,786,401 | 49,097 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sijira (15) may also be a first name.
Sijira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sijira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sijira (Hindi: सिजिरा) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sijira? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sijira is the 4,206,983rd most common family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Sijira are found; 86 percent are found in East Africa and 86 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Sijira is also the 2,900,335th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 15 people.
The surname Sijira is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 2,786,401. In Tanzania Sijira is most numerous in: Morogoro Region, where 47 percent live, Dodoma Region, where 21 percent live and Iringa Region, where 21 percent live. Barring Tanzania this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sijira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sijira in the Hindi language | ||
| सिजिरा | sijira | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sijira
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